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Word 2007 for Classroom Use

This is a self-paced PD for individuals or groups. It can also serve as a reference at any time.

Below are activites to familiarize you with Word 2007 and locating commonly used word processing tasks. Each section is accompanied by a printable reference guide.
For a printable version of this webpage: Word 2007 for Classroom Use Actvity.pdf
For a printable complete set of the guides: Word 2007 PD Reference Guides.pdf
If you have specific questions regarding the content on this website or any of the handouts, please email me at: jwilson2@fairfield.k12.ct.us

--Self-Paced PD Activities----

New Layout

1. Screen Layout and menus -PD Guide: WORD1 Screen Layout.pdf
  • Watch this introduction: Word 2007 Intro
  • Open Word 2007 on your computer.
  • A new blank document will appear on the screen.
  • Explore new look, the Ribbon and terminology of Word 2007
  • Add any commands you wish to the Quick Access toolbar.
  • Zoom in and out to show whole page using the View Toolbar


Office_button1.jpg~Office Button~
2. Save/Save AS -PD Guide: WORD2 Save As Word 97-PDF.pdf
  • Type your name in the document
  • Save to your H drive as Word PD
  • Save the document again so that it is compatible with Word 2003.

3. Print Preview/Print -PD Guide: WORD3 Print.pdf
  • Print options are the same
  • Printers must be added on your machine before trying to print


~The Ribbon~

HOME Tab

4. Edit text -PD Guide: WORD4 Edit Text.pdf
  • Open a Word file from your H drive or open this 2007 Word file: WORD I Am poem2.docx.
  • Select a sentence
  • Copy and paste the sentence from one location in the document to another.
  • Select another sentence.
  • Drag and drop it to another location in the document.
  • Select the entire document.
  • Change the font style, size, and color.
  • Use the Mini toolbar to make a font change
  • Save to your H drive as Word PD (this will overwrite the file from step 2 above)

5. Format Text -PD Guide: WORD5 Format and Bullets.pdf
  • Center one paragraph (stanza)
  • Highlight a different paragraph and add Bullets
  • Change the bullet of an existing list to a different bullet.
  • Modify the color of a bullet.
  • Format another stanza to be a new numbered list
  • Change the line spacing of a list to double spacing
  • Change the paragraph spacing between body text and a heading.


REVIEW Tab

6. Spell and Grammar Check- PD Guide: WORD6 Spell Check.pdf
  • Most likely spell check is the only thing you will use on the Review Tab
  • Spell Check works the same, just a new locaton, give it a try
  • Put Spell Check on the Quick Access Toolbar


PAGE LAYOUT Tab

7. Page Layout -PD Guide: WORD7 Modifying Page Layout.pdf
  • Open an existing Word document called I Am Poem2
  • Modify at least one margin.
  • Change the page orientation to landscape
  • Change it back to portrait
  • Change the paper size.
  • Select text you want to format into columns.
  • Format the selected text into two columns.

INSERT Tab


8. Insert Objects -PD Guide: WORD8 INSERT Clip-Art and Shapes.pdf

  • Insert a clip art image from Office Online.
  • Insert Word Art
  • Insert Smart Art
  • Modify the Smart Art shape and color
9. Insert a saved picture -PD Guide: WORD9 INSERT saved picture.pdf
    • From your H drive or the Word PD images folder ( in the G drive:\0 TECH TIPS for staff\Word\PD WORD 2007\pictures folder)
    • Crop the image proportionally.
    • Change text wrapping to square
    • Apply a picture style to the image.
    • Try copying and pasting a picture from the Internet also
    • Format the picture

10. Insert Table -PD Guide: WORD10 Insert Table.pdf
    • Insert a blank table with five rows and four columns.
    • Apply a table style.
    • Delete a row from the table.
    • Convert text into a table

11. Insert Header/Footer -PD Guide: WORD11 Insert Header or Footer.pdf
    • Type your name in the header of a document.
    • Right-align the text in the header.
    • Select a built-in footer with page number.


Miscellaneous Tips


12. Indenting and Setting Tabs -Guide: WORD12 -Indenting-Tabs.pdf
13. Disable Mini Toolbar -Guide: WORD13 Mini Toolbar.pdf


Resources and Tutorials

Links for introductory information and lists of how-to's for specfic tasks
Word 2007 Resources and Tutorials